2.7.1 · microsoft WSL · Discussion #14520 · GitHub

benhillis
Mar 24, 2026
Maintainer

What's Changed

Security

Fix CVE-2026-26127: bump .NET runtime from 10.0.0 to 10.0.4 by @benhillis in Fix CVE-2026-26127: bump .NET runtime from 10.0.0 to 10.0.4 #14421

Bug Fixes

virtiofs: fix elevated virtiofs access when VM is launched by an elevated user by @benhillis in virtiofs: fix an issue where if the VM is launched by an elevated user, non-elevated shells will have elevated virtiofs access. #13877
Resolve issue with config file writing sections outside of their expected header by @benhillis in Resolve issue with config file writing sections outside of their expected header. #13898
Resolve issue with buttons on notifications not working correctly by @benhillis in Resolve issue with buttons on notifications not working correctly #13921
[GH 13837] Remove trailing slash from $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR by @benhillis in [GH 13837] Remove trailing slash from $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR #13929
Fix issue with svccommio incorrectly resetting console state in the move operator by @benhillis in Fix issue with svccommio incorrectly resetting console state in the move operator #14083
Fix excessive screen updates in progress indicators by @Copilot in Fix excessive screen updates in progress indicators #14206
Fix 4 code bugs: substr off-by-one, HANDLE* cast, TOCTOU GetLastError, sun_path overflow by @benhillis in Fix 4 code bugs: substr off-by-one, HANDLE* cast, TOCTOU GetLastError, sun_path overflow #14297
Fix wsl stuck when misconfigured cifs mount presents by @chemwolf6922 in Fix wsl stuck when misconfigured cifs mount presents #14466
Accessibility: After selecting from the navigation list, keyboard focus is now transferred to page content by @ssparach in Accessibility Bug Fix: After selecting from the navigation list, keyboard focus is not transferred to page content #14289

Features & Improvements

virtiofs: add support for statx syscall by @benhillis in virtiofs: add support for statx syscall #14087
virtiofs: add support for mounting directories (not just full volumes) by @benhillis in virtiofs: add support for mounting directories (not just full volumes) #14073
virtio networking: add support for ipv6 by @benhillis in virtio networking: add support for ipv6 #14350
Enable DNS tunneling for VirtioProxy networking mode by @benhillis in Enable DNS tunneling for VirtioProxy networking mode #14461
DNS: switch to using 'search' instead of obsolete 'domain' by @benhillis in DNS: Simplify dns logic and switch to using 'search' instead of 'domain' which is obsolete. #14133
Track bind syscall when port is 0 by @damanm24 in Track bind syscall when port is 0 #14333
Add WindowsTerminal.enabled to the list of config keys for wsl-distribution.conf by @OneBlue in Add WindowsTerminal.enabled to the list of config keys for wsl-distribution.conf #14021
Disable the process creation cursor animation by default by @OneBlue in Disable the process creation cursor animation by default #14293
Improved VirtioProxy networking and VirtioFS posix compatibility by @benhillis in Improved VirtioProxy networking and VirtioFS posix compatibility #14198
Updated enable virtualization error message by @craigloewen-msft in Updated enable virtualization error message #14110
Mask NetworkManager-wait-online.service during boot by @dhtzs in Mask NetworkManager-wait-online.service during boot #14272
Add iptables to list of apps to install in WSL by @andremueiot in Add iptables to list of apps to install in WSL #14459

Developer Experience

Enable VS 2026 solution generation and improve ARM64 developer experience by @benhillis in Enable VS 2026 solution generation and improve ARM64 developer experience #14283
Refactor: Use TryParse in view models for safer numeric input parsing by @dhtzs in Refactor: Use TryParse in view models for safer numeric input parsing #14323

New Contributors

@salmanmkc made their first contribution in Upgrade GitHub Actions to latest versions #13896
@mznms made their first contribution in Fix version typos in dev-loop.md #13950
@rfu-cn made their first contribution in Add eLxr official WSL image to the distribution manifest #14022
@andysterland made their first contribution in Enable detection cmake script for Visual Studio 2026 and pre-release versions of Visual Studio #14160
@dhtzs made their first contribution in Mask NetworkManager-wait-online.service during boot #14272
@ssparach made their first contribution in Accessibility Bug Fix: After selecting from the navigation list, keyboard focus is not transferred to page content #14289
@damanm24 made their first contribution in Track bind syscall when port is 0 #14333
@andremueiot made their first contribution in Add iptables to list of apps to install in WSL #14459
@chemwolf6922 made their first contribution in Fix wsl stuck when misconfigured cifs mount presents #14466

Full Changelog: 2.7.0...2.7.1

This discussion was created from the release 2.7.1.

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